Emmy Award-winning Journalist & Producer; Bestselling Author; Founder, Shriver Media & The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement
 

"One of the most personable, candid presenters we’ve had in the 12 years of our women’s health luncheon and lecture."

-Mills Peninsula Health
 
- Empowered 900 women at an event in San Diego, in which she shared insights from her New York Times bestseller "I've Been Thinking..."
- The Honorary Chair of It's Our Turn: Young Women's Conference, Shriver was interviewed in Forbes about women's evolving roles as caregivers, and what employers can do to help. 
- Sought-out to deliver a keynote at the upcoming PBWC Annual Conference for Women in Business. 
GLORIA STEINEM
Iconic visionary of the women's movement; Co-Founder, Women's Media Center; Bestselling Author

 

"Gloria was absolutely amazing. It was like an out of body experience to hear from her. Everyone was blown away."

-The Robert Toigo Foundation

- Delivered a keynote on Women in the Workplace entitled "#MeToo and Time's Up: The Future of Feminism?" at Wayne State University for an audience of 1,200. Steinem's appearance earned multiple standing ovations and made headlines. 
- Selected for the YWCA's upcoming In the Company of Women Lecture, Steinem will participate in a moderated conversation for an audience of 1,400. 
- Delivered powerful insights on current events, feminism and empathy at an intimate event in support of Feminist Camp. 
27th Prime Minister of Austrlia; Chair, Global Institute for Women's Leadership
 

"Geneva was a tremendous success. [PM Gillard] was fantastic. Very well received - amazing really - and wonderful to be around - an incredibly generous woman..."

-Simmons Leadership Conference

- Just established and has been named chair of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College, where Gillard will work to promote gender equality and tackle complicated issues of women’s treatment in workplaces.
- Sought-out for a keynote on Purposeful Leadership at Linkage's upcoming Global Institute for Leadership Development, as well as Guilford College's popular Bryan Series, addressing an audience of 3,000.
- This International Women’s Day, Gillard called for more women to run for office in a widely-shared op-ed for Marie Claire.
MAE JEMISON
First African-American Woman in Space; Inductee, National Women's Hall of Fame
 

"Dr. Jemison was fantastic... She met with a group of students before her talk and struck a perfect tone with them. We had standing room only... I'm very grateful to Dr. Jemison for being so generous with her time and attention..."

-Boston College Colloquium on Women and Leadership

- Headlined WorldDenver's International Women's Day Gala Luncheon and Seminar, addressing 500 executives and community leaders.  
- Sought-out for the Women's Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation program, A Conversation with Dr. Mae Jemison, which is already sold-out. 
- Jemison appears in a fascinating new documentary series from National Geographic: One Strange Rock. She was sought-out for interviews in Newsweek and NBC to discuss the project.
PEGGY NOONAN
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist for The Wall Street Journal; Bestselling Author; Political Analyst, NBC News & MSNBC

"Peggy Noonan delivers, weekly, a reasonable approximation of what the better angels of our nature may (or are supposed to) sound like. Hers is an exhortatory idealism tempered by a rare common sense. She is perceptive, persuasive, principled and patriotic."

- Tunku Varadarajan, professor at NYU’s Stern Business School, on Forbes.com
 
- Delivered a powerful and informative lecture “An Evening of Perspective: Women and the Political Process” at SMU followed by a dynamic Q&A about today's political climate. 
- Set to address an audience of 1,600 C-suite executives and government leaders at the Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference.
- Noonan's most recent Declarations column, for which she wont the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, "If Adults Won't Grow Up, Nobody Will" offers powerful lessons on the current moment. 
ANN CURRY
Emmy Award-Winning Journalist; Executive Producer & Reporter; PBS Series "We'll Meet Again"

 "I will honestly tell you in my 15 years in the media I have brought in probably 30 different celebrities all of whom have been nice and cooperative but Ann Curry is by far the nicest, most sincere, delightful person that I have ever worked with..."

- Women's Health & Lifestyles Fair
 
- Sought-out to deliver a keynote on equality, philanthropy, and humanitarianism at Texas' first We Day, a major event that brings thousands of student leaders together. Curry delivered remarks on empathy at We Day Minnesota as well. 
- Set to address an audience of 1,000 at Canada's only women's University as the keynote speaker for BresciaLEAD, an event that celebrates today's generation of women leaders. 
- Is an executive producer and reporter for PBS's new series We'll Meet Again.
TARANA BURKE
Founder of the Me Too Movement;
2017 TIME Person of the Year: The Silence Breakers


"Tarana was magnificent. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the event and hearing her speak. She was extremely gracious in speaking with guests and taking photos."

- National Museum of African American Music
 
- Delivered the University of Mississippi's Women's History Month Keynote and headlined the Women's Political Collaborative of Tennessee's Day on the Hill, to discuss the issues facing women today. 
- As the Senior Director at Girls for Gender Equity, Burke continues to advocate for the physical, psychological, social, and economic development of women and girls. 
- Set to headline the Empowerment Summit, sharing the powerful and poignant story behind the creation of the #MeToo movement and where it will go from here.  
TINA TCHEN
Spearheaded the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund; Former Assistant to President Barack Obama & Chief of Staff to Michelle Obama

"The day was a triumph and Tina was a rock star. She is amazing and the students so appreciated her sincere attentiveness. She went beyond the call in terms of the time she spent talking 1:1 with them.."

- Roger William University 
 
- Sought-out to headline Proctor & Gamble's We See Equal Symposium, Tchen received rave reviews from audience members such as: “Tina’s speech was eye-opening to think differently and deeply on the subject of Gender Equality and diversity in such different angles and perspective"
 and “Very inspirational speaker!"
- Selected to chair the Recording Academy's new independent task force that will address barriers facing females and minority groups.
- Participated in a panel on the Time's Up Legal Fund and the movement's continued uphill battle at SXSW. 
COKIE ROBERTS
Political Commentator, ABC News & NPR;
Library of Congress "Living Legend"
 

"We had a sold-out crowd of 700 to hear Cokie Roberts who was smart, funny, engaging and just all around lovely. She was so well prepared and her comments specifically about our Women’s Fund were thoughtful and appreciated...We’re still on cloud nine this morning."

-The Women’s Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
 
- Delivered a keynote for the Georgetown County Women's Hall of Fame induction ceremony, addressing a sold-out crowd.  
- Selected to headline the upcoming "Women and Power" events at the New York State Writers Institute. 
- A commentator for NPR, Roberts' #AskCokie series addresses listeners' questions about today's top issues.
PENNY PRITZKER
U.S. Secretary of Commerce (2013-2017);
Founder and Chairman, PSP Capital Partners and Pritzker Realty Group

"Penny is one of our country’s most distinguished business leaders. She's got more than 25 years of management experience in industries including real estate, finance, and hospitality. She’s built companies from the ground up..."

- President Barack Obama
 
- Selected to deliver a keynote and engage in a Q&A at  Boston College's Clough Colloquium Series for hundreds of students and faculty. 
- Recently addressed the Ford School of Public Policy, sharing insights on the current administration's economic policy. 
- Pritzker provided powerful commentary on what it was like to rise through the ranks in largely male work environments in a talk at Harvard's Institute of Politics. 
LIZA DONNELLY
Award-Winning Cartoonist, The New Yorker; Resident Cartoonist, CBS News;
Cultural Envoy, U.S. State Department

"Liza Donnelly brought her combined gift of live drawing and personal narrative to our BIF Collaborative Innovation Summit stage. The audience of over 500 innovation junkies from around the world were hooked and inspired by the creative rendering of Liza's compelling point of view."

- Business Innovation Factory

- Headlined the recent Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, inspiring praise on Twitter for her powerful keynote such as: "Standing ovation tonight for an empowering #EBWW2018 opening keynote by @NewYorker cartoonist @lizadonnelly: On finding a "room of one's own" simply by finding your voice. Grateful to have been there; this one will stay with me." 
- Sought-out for an interview in Parade Magazine to share how she uses drawing and humor to provide meaningful commentary on feminism and today's top issues, politics and culture. 
MOIRA FORBES
President & Publisher, ForbesWoman; Host, Success with Moira Forbes; Founder, Forbes Executive Women’s Board

"Moira Forbes was amazing and as one attendee remarked 'Moira Forbes stole the show; she was fantastic.' We were thrilled to have her join us for our inaugural Women in Manufacturing event and hope to use your agency again in the future!" 

- Precision MetalForming Association

- Selected to headline Atlantic Health System's Women's Leadership Group Inaugural Event, sharing insights on leadership and lessons from influential women. 
- Sought-out to deliver a keynote entitled "Leading through Power Change" at the upcoming Tulsa Business Forum.  
- Spearheaded the #BoardForward Awards Gala as a way to spotlight the ways in which to break down barriers to achieve greater inclusion and diversity in tech. Forbes recently wrote a an article on how to accelerate diversity in tech. 
KAREN MILLS 
Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (2009-2013); Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School

"Karen was fantastic – both at the Women’s breakfast and in the keynote. Loved working with her."

- Lenders One Conference
 
- Recently delivered an informative and engaging keynote for an audience of 300 at the Lenders One Mills shared her own personal success story and shed light on how to move more women into management ranks. 
- Addressed a sold-out crowd of over 650 attendees at the Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s Economic Forum, making headlines and generating praise on Twitter, such as: “Phenomenal speaker who presented solid data and thoughtful suggestions for improvement for #MKE.  #EF2017MKE”
HER MAJESTY QUEEN NOOR 
Global Humanitarian & Activist; Founder & Chair, King Hussein Foundation;
Founding Member, Global Zero

"Queen Noor knocked it out of the park. She was hands down the best speaker we have ever had and was so clearly prepared for our event...She has a LOT of new fans!"

- Genesis Women's Shelter
 
- Sought-out for Judson University's World Leaders Forum, where she delivered remarks on women's empowerment and what can be done about the current refugee crisis. 
- Delivered a keynote for an audience of 1,200 at the Forum for the Future of Agirculture, highlighting how sustainable development and the environment are inextricably linked to the lives and rights of women and children in the developing world. 
From the newsroom to the boardroom, marches on the streets to meetings on Capitol Hill, these powerhouse women speakers are doing more than shaping the conversation, they're making an impact. Bold and pioneering leaders, they offer invaluable insights and inspiration at every event.